In their 2024 season opener, on August 24, the SMU Mustangs will play Nevada. For the full SMU schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 SMU Game and TV Schedule

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SMU 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (62), the Mustangs have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
• In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — SMU will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of difficulty, based on their ACC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Mustangs will be playing the 68th-ranked conference schedule this year.
• SMU has five games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and four with less than four wins last year.
• The Mustangs will have five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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SMU Stat Insights (2023)

• The Mustangs made things happen on both sides of the ball last year, as they ranked 16th-best in total offense (454.9 yards per game) and 12th-best in total defense (304.1 yards allowed per game).
• SMU surged on both offense and defense last season, ranking eighth-best in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and 11th-best in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game).
• The Mustangs surged on both sides of the ball in the passing game last season, ranking 23rd-best in passing offense (278.4 passing yards per game) and 13th-best in passing defense (182.2 passing yards allowed per game).
• SMU compiled 176.6 rushing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked it 40th in FBS. Defensively, it ranked 29th, giving up 121.9 rushing yards per game.
• The Mustangs ranked 35th in third-down conversion rate last season (43.1%), but they thrived on defense, ranking fourth-best in FBS with a 28.1% third-down conversion rate allowed.
• SMU ranked 42nd in college football with a +3 turnover margin last season after forcing 17 turnovers (73rd in FBS) while committing 14 (27th in FBS).

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